Rex D. Adams, served as Dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University from 1996 to 2001 and is currently on the faculty as Professor of Business Administration. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Administration for Mobil Corporation, where he worked for 31 years. During his career at Mobil, Adams served in a number of roles including in human resources on the corporate staff before assuming the Vice President, Administration role in 1988. Adams serves on numerous boards of directors including Civic Ventures, Public Broadcasting Service, the Vera Institute of Justice and the Committee for Economic Development, and as a member of the Corporation of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (as well as on several for-profit boards.) He is a fellow with the National Academy of Human Resources.